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Robin Wright (left) and Kevin Spacey return as the duplicitous First Couple in the new season of Netflix’s “House of Cards,” debuting May 30. [NETFLIX PHOTO]

For the first time in his five-year mad dash to the highest office in the land, “House of Cards’” morally corrupt president Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) has been blindsided by someone he never saw coming — Donald Trump.

As the fifth season of the stalwart series lands on Netflix May 30, it does so at a time when gawking at the power moves and backstabbing of the presidency has lost its guilty pleasure shine.

In his early days, first as the Majority Whip before manipulating his way to the White House, Frank’s puppetry of the government and the people who run it was fascinating because it felt familiar up against the recognizable image of Washington, D.C., while still injecting the stale nature of politics with juicy drama.

But with the nation now tuned into the real president’s every move, many of which are in stark contrast to normal operating procedure, the Underwoods’ thirst for power at any means no longer feel that removed from reality.

To read the full review before “House of Cards” premieres May 30, head to the StarNews.